Combined robe-rail and hat-holder.



P. F. DENNING.

OOMBINEO ROBE RAIL ANO HAT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I4. I9Il. E ,QUGSQL Patented Oct. 3,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

ATTO R N EY P. F. DENNING.

COMBINED ROBE RAILIAND HAT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED FEB,14, 191|.

1,200,321. Patented 001;. 3,1916.

INVENT R WITNESSES 15 jolting and vibration of the same.

55 a similar view of PATRICK FRANCIS DENNING, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINED ROBE-RAIL AND HAT-HOLDER.

Landsat.

Application filed February 14, 1911.

rail and hat holder.

The robe rails in useat the present time inautomobiles are smooth rigid rods from4 which blankets andl smaller articles slip and fall to the floor of the car through Atlhe so the fixed rail isarranged so close to the supporting surface that a garment is badly creased and mussed in placing' the same onthe rail. l

have either end readily detached to permit K an overcoat or ladys wrap or other garment to be placed on it without mussing or creasing the same.' L l.

ith these and 'other obJects in view,

the invention consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in ther claims hereto appended;r itl being .under- $5| stood that various changes the form, proportion, vsize and minor detalls of construction, within Ythe scope of the claims, may b'e resorted to'without departing from the y spirit or sacrificing any `of the advantages 40A ofv the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation. of a combined robe rail and hat holder,

constructed in accordancewith this invention,.and shown applied to a portion of an automobile.. Fig.` 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view of one end of the combined robe ,rail and hat holder. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line'3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal 5o sectional/.view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig-5 is a perspective view of one ofthe devices for supporting the robe rail and holding a hat.-l Fig. 6 is a detail'pers ective ,view ofthe clamping lever.l Fig. is one of the end members of the robe rail.

Specification of Letters Patent.

The object of the present invention is to A Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Serial No. 608,638.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the robe rail 1, which is exible, is supported at its ends by hollow bodies or casings 2, and it consists of a chain 3, arranged within a tubular covering 4 of plush, velvet, or other suitable material, adapted to add a finish to the device and also capable of presenting to the garments and similar articles supported by it a frictional surface, adapted tol prevent such articles from slipping from the robe rail when subjected to the vibration of an automobile. The nap of the velvet or plush will be found especially advantageous for producing a friction surface, but any other form of friction surface, which will not injure the wraps or garments, may be em.-

ployed. The flexible robe rail is provided at each end with a round end member or section 5, having a slot or bifurcation 6 at its inner end to receive the end link of the chain 3, which is secured in theA slot or bifurcation 6 by means of a screw 7 piercing the bifurcated end of the end section or member and having'its head counter-sunk in the same. The screw passes through openings in the sides of the end link and securely fastens the end section or member 5 to the same. The end section or'member is provided at an intermediate point adjacent to its innerend with an annular, recess 8, forming a reducedv ortion and adapted to receive the end 9 o the iexible covering, which is secured in the annular recess 8 by aY sleeve 10. which is provided with interior screw threads 11, is mounted on an intermediate threaded portion 12 of the end member 5,

The lsleeve 10,A

and it is ,adapted to extend over the recess 8 and conceal the same and the end of the flexible covering. The sleeve is checkered or otherwiseroughened exteriorly to enable it to be readily grasped, andthe iexible covering is' .firmly Vclamped between the sleeve and the shoulder formed by the inner wall of the annular recess. This forms a neat .iinish for the robe rail and protects ythe velvet or plush covering and prevents the same from fraying or raveling.

yEach casing or end', support 2, which is approximately oblong,` is arranged in a vertical position and is provided with an atlos t porting surface a suliicient'distanceto taching fiange 13, extending from the top, bottom and sides of the casing, and provided with perforations for the reception of screws, or other suitable fastening devices for securing the casings to the back 14 of an automobile seat, or other portion of an automobile or other vehicle. The casing, which is preferably rounded at the top and bottom, as shown, projects outwardly from the attachig flange, and it is provided in its inner side wall witlr an approximately T- shaped slot 15, located at the upper portion of the casing and consisting of an enlarged entrance portion and a vertical branch, extending downwardly from the entrance portion and being of a width less than the enlarged entrance portion. T e end member or section 5 is provided adjac nt to its outer end with an annular groove 16, forming a head 17 and adapted to engage with the slot or opening of the casing. .Thehead 17 is passed through the enlarged entrance portion of the opening, and the reduced or lcurved portion is moved downward in the vertical branch of the opening 15. The groove 16 V,is of a size to snugly receive the edges of the casing at the slot 15, and it is necessary to" lift the terminal member or section 5 squarely in order to remove it from the slot of the support or casing 2, whereby the end of the' flexible robe rail will be efl'ectually prevented from jumping out of the slot through the jolting or vibration of an automobile. Either end ofthe flexible robe rail may be readily detached from its support, and when detached it may be moved away from the back of the seat or other suppermit garments, wraps and the like to .be placed on-it without creasing or otherwlse mus'sing them.

The casing 2 is provided at its outer end ,with a vertical cap member 17a, preferably drawn from a single piece of metal and p rovvided with a marginal fia-nge 18, which is fitted over the outer edges of the body of the casing and suitably secured tothe same. The cap member 17"", which presents an louter vertical face, is extended below the lower end of the body of the casing to form an arm 19, and it is provided at the lower end thereof with `a supporting lip 20, curved in cross section to conform to the curvature of the interior of a hat and adapted to support the same. ,The lip 20 is reinforced and stiff' ened by extensions 21 of the side flanges 19, and a hat is placed on the supporting lip with the rim fitted against the perpendicular outer face of the cap member in positionto be engaged by a clamping lever 22. The cap member is provided with the arm or extension 19 to form a relatively largerim receiving portion, so that hats having rims of various sizes may be placed in the hat holder.

The clamping lever 22 Vis constructed of a t threaded -connecting portion 24. The lever is also provided adjacent to its upper end with an inwardly extending bend 25, and it has inwardly projecting ears26, located at opposite sides of its upper end and pivoted within a housing 27 formed integral with the cap member and located at the top portion thereof. The housing 27 is open at the bottom, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the lever is maintained in its engaging position by a coiled spring 28, mounted on the pivot 29 of the lever between the ears 26 thereof and having its terminal 30 extended upwardly and engaging the upper`terminal of the clamping lever at the inner face thereof.

The other end 31 of the spring extends into the casing and bears against the inner face of the cap member. The 'casing is also provided at the top and bottom with hat pin receiving openings 32 and 33, adapted to enable a ladys hat to be pinned to the end supports, thev hat pin 34 being adapted to pass through the openings 32 and 33, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a hollow casing having attaching means at its inner end for securing it to a supporting surface, said casing being open at its outer end and provided in one side with a slot, a hat holding means secured over the 2. A device of the class described including a robe rail having a flexible inner portion, a iiexible covering concealing the flexible portion, a terminal member secured to the said fiexible inner portion and having a recess receiving the end of the covering; and forming a shoulder for engaging the same, a sleeve fitted over the recess and concealing the end of the covering and holding the same against the shoulder of the terminal member, which is extended beyond the sleeve, and means connected with the extended portion of the terminal In mber for supporting the robe rail.

3. A device of the class .described comprising a robe rail including a flexible portion having a terminal member secured to the flexible portion and provided with a threaded portion, said terminal member having a recess located at the inner end of the portion and forming a shoulder, a fiexible covering receiving the flexible portion of the robe rail and'having its end arranged in the said recess, an interiorly threaded sleeve engaging the threads of the A terminal member and extending from the recess to the end of the flexible covering and clamping the latter against the shoulder of the terminal member, which is extended beyond the sleeve, and means connected with the extended portion of the terminal member or supporting the robe rail.

4. A device of the class described comprising a flexible robe rail including a chain, an end member bifurcated at its inner end to receive the Chain and secured to the same, said end member being threaded and provided between the threads and the chain with a recess forming a shoulder, a tubular covering arranged on and concealing the chain and extending into the recess of the end member, a sleeve engaging the threads of the end member and receiving the tubular covering and clamping the same against the said shoulder, said end member being ex: tended beyond the sleeve, and means connected with the extended portion of the end member for supporting the robe rail.

5. A device of the class described comprising a flexible robe rail including a chain, an end member secured to the chain and provided with an inner recess and having an outer groove for detachably interlocking the robe rail with a support, a tubular covering arranged on and concealing the chain and extending into the recess of the end member, and a sleeve mounted on the end member and extending over the recess and clamping the covering against the said end member.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK FRANCIS DENNING.

-Witnesses:

I. A. ANTHONY, LUCIA DENNING. 

